Frame for bicycles and the like



Aug. 27, 1929. i W B 1,725,838

FRAME FOR BICYCLES AND THE LIKE Filed March 9, 1,927

Patented 2?, 1929.

PATENT OFFEE.

HERBERT WEBER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FRAME FOR BICYCLES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed March 9,

This invention relates, to bicycle construction and more particularly to framework for a simple type having no means of self-propulsion and quite commonly referred to as the scooter type.

The object of the invention is Primarily to present a very simple and inexpensive construct-ion of wheeled devices for childrens use, and yet to present one which shall be very sturdy and durable and capable of withstanding all of the demands commonly placed upon such structures.

Briefly, the invention resides in constructing the entire frame, preferably including also the front forks, of strap metal, this structure comprising metal straps spaced by wood blocks or other devices and bolted or otherwise secured together. The frame proper may be constructed as a closed loop from the rear end of which the rear forks for the rear wheel extend, while the front of the frame carries a bracket upon which the front forks for the front wheel are pivoted. A seat and a running board or foot board may also be carried by frame loop.

In the accompanying drawings wherein one embodiment of the invention is disclosed by way of illustration.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the bicycle.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the forward end.

Fig. 4 is a detail taken from the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional detail showing the seat mounting.

The frame proper is in the form of a closed loop composed of an upper pair of angularly formed spaced strap irons and a lower pair of similar irons 12. Said irons 10 and 12 are variously spaced by means of wood blocks 14; and are secured together by bolts 15 passing through the blocks; also other blocks 16, 17 and 18 are similarly mounted and bolted. The block 16 at the front of the frame serves to join the forward ends of the two pairs of straps 10 and 12, and also serves as a means for mounting the front forks 20 which are composed of a metal strap bent into inverted U-shape to support at its lower end the axle 22 of the front wheel -F-, the legs of the U being connected by a lower pair of short spaced trans? 1927. Serial No. 173,801.

verse bars 24 riveted or bolted in place and an upper pair of slightly spaced similarly scoured short bars 25. A bracket 26 secured by bolts 27 to the block 16 has its upper and lower ends bent forward to provide horizontally disposed supporting lugs 28 and 29, of which the upper lug 28 is disposed between the pair of b'ars and the lower lug 29 rests upon the upper one of the transverse bars 2 1, while a king bolt 30 is passed through all of said lugs and bars, whereby the forward end of said frame is pivoted upon and supported by the front forks 20. Handle bars 32, which may be a piece of pipe, are secured to the top section 33 of the forks by bolts 34.

The frame straps 10 are curved downward from their upper rear portions and at this place are spaced by means of the elongated curved block 17 which is provided with a plurality of holes 36 for. selectively receiving a pair of bolts 38 to secure the curved base 40 of the channeled support 42 for the saddle A running board or foot board is secured by bolts 52 to the lower horizontal portion of the frame formed by the straps 12, the bolts passing through the adjacent spacing blocks 18, and are secured by bolts 54: as seen in Fig. 4;. The straps 10 extend rearward from the block 18 and diverge slightly to form the rear forks 112 which support the rear wheel R-.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided a strong and durable bicycle frame from strap metal and spacer blocks, all of which may be easily and conveniently manufactured.

What I claim is 1. In a bicycle, a frame formed of parallel flat metal bars, blocks spacing said bars and including a block at the forward end of the frame, a bracketmounted on said forward block and having forwardly projecting lugs, front forks also formed of parallel flat metal bars, transverse bars connecting the latter, said lugs and said bars overlying one another, and a king bolt passed through said lugs and bars for pivoting said forks on the frame.

2. In a bicycle construction, a frame composed of parallel strips of flat metal bars, a

plurality of blocks for spacing the strips 1 apart, the strips and blocks being bolt-ed to gether to form a rigid unitary frame, certain of said strips extending rearwardly to form bearing forks for the rear Wheel, a steering post formed of parallel strips of flat bar metal, spacing members rigidly connecting said parallel bars, the lower ends of said bars forming a forked bearing for mounting 

